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Vivek Badrinath is Director General of the GSMA and a member of its Board, supporting global membership across the GSMA’s three broad pillars: Technology, Advocacy, and Events.
Before joining the GSMA, Vivek was the CEO and Chair of the Management Board of Vantage Towers AG, from its creation in 2020 through its IPO in 2021 to its partial sale to Private Equity in 2023.
Vivek has extensive experience in the mobile industry, having formed part of the Executive Committee at Vodafone as CEO of Africa Middle East Asia Pacific, overseeing operations in the Vodacom Group, India, Australia, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and New Zealand.
Prior to this, Vivek was the Deputy Chief Executive at Orange, responsible for innovation, marketing and technology. He also successively held the positions of CTO of Orange Mobile, subsequently Group CTO, and CEO of Orange Business Services.
Between 2000 and 2004 Vivek ran the Indian operations of Thomson. He was a Board member of Nokia from 2014 to 2016, a Board member of Accor Group from 2016 to 2018, and a Board member of ATOS from 2019 to 2023.
He is a recipient of the French Legion of Honor and of the National Order of Merit.
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